Shaping, joining and finishing], accurately; select and use a wider range of materials and components … according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities.

Describe and understand key aspects of physical geography, including mountains and volcanoes.

Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe, North America and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries and major cities.

Identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, the Equator, the northern and southern hemispheres, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, and the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.

Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of physical geography of a region in Europe and a region within North or South America.

Name and locate the world’s 7 continents.

Find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (air).

Explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow).

Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks.

Select from and use a wider range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities.

Apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures.

Study an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066.

Write for a range of real purposes and audiences as part of their work across the curriculum.

Select, use and combine a variety of software (including internet services) on a range of digital devices to design and create a range of programs, systems and content that accomplish given goals, including collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information.

Use search technologies effectively, appreciate how results are selected and ranked and be discerning in evaluating digital content.

Science

Plants and Photosynthesis

Images of leaves

Venus fly traps

Evaporation in leaves

The transport system within leaves

Labelling plants

Tree growth

Set up simple, practical enquiries, comparative and fair tests.

Use results to draw simple conclusions.

Make predictions for new values, suggest improvements and raise further questions.